9 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PA Lengthy ' ,' F Result in ew ord Negotiations! Dearborn Center .cmt Group Gives Funds, Land ;' " : For College FACULTY OFFICES-A separate structure is being constructed on the Dearborn campus for faculty offices. This building, which will have glazed brick panels on the exterior, will provide office space for 90 to 115 faculty members, predominantly in single member offices. Describe Program Offerings Students at .the business admin- istration school at Dearborn Cen- ter will get educational experience both in the class room and on the job, according to Prof. R. Lee Brummet, chairT n of the school program at the Center. He noted that the program "does, not hold equal advantages for all students." Prof. Brummet ex- plained that the matter rested in the hands of the individual stu- dents. "A student in the Dearborn Cen- ter's program would go to. school for three years, including sum- mers, to get the same number of class hours as a student in the regular business administration school would get in two years. without summers." Train on Jobs, The additional time would be spent in "internships" or on-the- job training periods.: Prof. Brummet said the academ- ic year would be divided into quar- ters. The first quarter will be spent in classes, he noted. After this time, the student would be ready to begin his first "internship." It is likely there will be many positions in financing institutions. such as banks and brokerage houses and insurance and account- ing firms as well as jobs in indus- try, Prof. Brummet disclosed. No Guarantee He commented that students might not always have their choice as to what type of position they desire. He said this .would depend at least to some extent on the po- sitions that were available. "Some people will enter the school knowing precisely what they want," he said. "These may be able to spend most of their training periods in the same firm or at least in the same type of job." "Those who do not know, may be in positions to observe several kinds of institutions. This may aid them in making their choice," Use Quarter System Prof. Brummet said that stu- dents at the Center would be alter- nating 'quarters in class and in, the cooperative program. "No one will be admitted to the. Center in the business program who is not on the cooperative sys;' tem," he, declared. He said he felt many students would find the pro- gram more interesting and more valuable than the normal business administration course. Prof. Brummet said he did not know at this time what kind of jobs would be available to the , students. He said they were just betting started in the process of arranging the programs at the center. "Most of the firms we have con-, tacted have greeted the proposal with enthusiasm," he noted. "I! am sure we will have no difficulty in finding positions for the stu- dents while they are in the pro- gram.". A University professor recently cited "distinct advantages" to be gained by the engineering stu- dents who will graduate from Dearborn Center. They all hinge on the fact that. the school will be run on the quarter-system internship pro- gram in which upperclassmen al- ternate three-month periods of classroom study and on-the-job' industrial or mechanical engi- neering experience. Although necessitating. approx- imately three and a half, rather than two years to' complete the junior and; senior academic work, the plan allows the' student! to graduate with the bonus of ,a full year of practical experience and a good chance for faster advance- ment, Prof. Axel Marin, chairman of the engineering college advi- sory committee for Dearborn Cen- ter, explained. Cooperate Closely Cooperating closely with Ford Motor Company, although work experience is not limited to either the automotive industry or this company, the committee planned the intern period so that the stu- dent's, industrial work will be supervised' by "outstanding"' men in: the' participating companies and his job 'assignments gauged to his academic program. In this way, Prof. Marin said, the student has the opportunity to apply his accumulating class- room knowledge and, if he "keeps his eyes and ears open," may dis- cover how his supervisors attained the industrial positions they hold. Ford's coordinating program- he commented, is set up to per- mit the student's wage to increase as his academic standing advances and he becomes "a bit more valu- able" to the company. Thus, he continued, if the participant is "careful with his money, it can just about carry him through col- lege." Emphasis on Quality The emiphasis In the project has been placed on quality rather than quantity and Ford feels, he noted, that. the quality of the student's academic, work may be increased if he doesn't have to hold down odd jobs while attend- Ing classes. In helping establish the Univer- sity branch, Ford stipulated that there be a graduating class of ap- proximately 300 engineers per year. The advisory committee, after considering the probable attrition rates, set enrollment at a maxi- mum of about 512 juniors and seniors working and the same number studying during each quarter. The student must make his own contacts with the companies par- ticipating in the internship pro- gram, Prof. Marin emphasized, but there will be two alternating students for each,-industrial posi- tion. At the moment the Center can only accommodate students con- centrating in mechanical and in- dustrial engineering, he said. .cbVG Geb.f1./ LJ . «*"* "We will offer, in the Arts and Sciences division of the Dearborn Center, a very good degree pro- gram with concentration in sev- eral fields," Prof. Karl Litzenberg of the English department said recently. Prof. Litzenberg, chairman of the Standing Committee on Lib- eral Arts and Sciences, added that the Executive Committee will in- sist oni Uversity standards for all courses in the Center. "We cannot offer an inadequate program," he declared, "that is not worthy of the University." Establish Schedule The liberal arts division of the Dearborn Center will be run on the quarter system, like the rest of the 'Center, with one difference. The cooperative program, in which students go to school one quarter, work at course-related jobs for one quarter and return to school for the next quarter, will .not be fol- lowed by the liberal arts division, although it is being adopted by the r'est of the Dearborn Center. "It has been thought that the co-operative system would not be successful for us in the, fields of liberal arts," he said, "so we will operate the program for three quarters without interruption." "We hope to be able to guaran- tee summer employment, so that { Ei! f S } INSTRUCTIONAL CENTER-The classroom building, which will house laboratories, 28 classrooms and 2 lecture halls, is nearing com- pletion on the Dearborn Center campus. The building, like all others on the campus, will be air conditioned because of the year-around school calendar. Instruction in engineering, liberal arts and business administration will be conducted here. GIFT: Four New Buildings Constructed Housing The Dearborn Center will be primarily for students living in southeastern Michigan and as such, it has been planned as a commuting college, Director of the Center William E. Stirton said. The University does not have any immediate plans to con- struct dormitories there, he noted, but the possibility has not been entirely ruled out for the future. For students who do not live within commuting distance' of the school, there are many rea- sonably priced apartments available nearby, the University has been assured. students can work their way through school as they can in the other divisions," hecontinued. Termed Excellent The facilities will be excellent, Prof. Litzenberg said. The build- ings are being built and entirely equipped without any cost to the University. All the equipment is being bought now with money! from outside sources. The primary consideration in hiring a faculty, he added, is that we must be sure "they are of such a caliber that they could, if there were openings, teach at the Uni- versity at Ann Arbor." He stressed the requirement that everything must be up to Ann Arbor stand- ards. The liberal arts division will open under a reasonably full oper- ation with twelve to fourteen cap- able staff men, he added, who can offer University-standard courses. To Offer Courses "Of course, we can't offer every kind of program," he said, "but we will have courses in all major fields of interest." The Center is organized with Vice-President William E. Stirton as director and an executive com- mittee which includes the deans of the business administration school, the engineering college and the literary college, Four buildings are being con- structed for the Dearborn Center from the original Ford gift of $6.5; million. The four-a classroom building, a student services building, an en- gineering building and a faculty office structure-will be clustered around a landscaped mall. The four long, low brick struc- tures will be completed for the. Center's opening in September, Director William E. Stirton said. All buildings will be air condi- tioned because classes will be held all year. Nearing Completion The classroom building is a long two story structure which will feature 28 classrooms, two lecture halls and four research offices. Al- ready in the final stages of com- pletion, the building will include two chemistry laboratories and' two biology laboratories, and lab- oratories for physics, psychology and statistics. Three .engineering design rooms and a nurses office will also be in- cluded in the structure which fea- tures brightly decorated hallways and an elevator. The engineering laboratory will provide laboratory space for auto- motive, fluid flow, engine ring me- chanics, electrical, metallurgical and machine tools courses, In ad- dition an instrument room; nine computing rooms and 10 offices will be housed there. SUBDUED LUXURY-The great stairway in the main hall of ° Fairlane boasts a hand-carved wood bannister. On the landing are stained glass windows depicting farming, Henry Ford's chief avocation. Ford Home To Become Part of New 'U' Campus (Continued from Page 8) walnut panelling which Mrs. Ford had painted a light green, "to achieve a more cheerful and brighter effect." The music room, 28 by 48 feet, contains a 12 by 10 foot fireplace of Italian walnut and marble, and once had its own built-in pipe organ. Near the music room is the dining room which overlooks the Rouge River and Mrs. Ford's English garden. It features a chandelier, wall sconces and cabinet hardware of silver, as well as roseleaf mahogany GARDENS: Landscaped Areas Dot Ford. Land In building the Dearborn Cen- ter, the University will try to pre- serve the beauty and simplicity of the extensive Fair Lane gardens that reflect the taste of Mrs. Henry Ford. The gardens consist mainly of trees, shrubs, flowers and plants native to the area, although some unique and exotic flowers were used to establish an unusual land- scape. Beginning at the approach to the grounds, the gardens include a border of trees and shrubs along the almost mile - long entrance drive. The most prominent species are witch hazel, beech, dogwood, sumac, flowering hawthorne and wild crab apple. Plant Iris Garden The Iris Garden is encompassed by a wall of tall lilac bushes and includes some 130 varieties of iris, including many rare Japanese and German plants. Separated from the Iris Garden by an iron gate brought from an old English estate, the formal Eng- lish Garden includes lilac hedges, grass grown flagstone' walks and rubble edge, and, Japanese flower- ing cherry trees. A special feature of the garden is the tea pavilion at the south end with its variety of annuals and perennials.' Dedicated in 1916 The Burroughs Grotto, dedicated to the American, naturalist John Burroughs, was dedicated in 1916. Built into the hillside between the English Gardens and the river side, the scenic spot includes a statuette of Burroughs surrounded by wood plants and dwarf gver- green trees. Delphiniums, veronicas and scil- la campanulate combined with a tint of yellow for contrast, carry out the motif of the Blue Garden which was originally planted in 1917. The Rock Garden is cen- tered around a pool and includes alpine plants on a grayish-brown stone terrace. Steppingstone walks bordered with forget-me-not and English primrose wind down the hillside. Probably the most unique area is the three-acre Rose Garden, which includes 12,004 bushes, 300 trees and 400 climbers .of more than 350 varieties. The garden also features a wooded approach via the Trail Gardens and a rill through which a continuous flow of water is forced over the finely graduated steps into the upper pool, eventually reaching the lily pond to assure a constant intake of fresh water. Officials Consider Fair Lane Property Best Area Location After more than a year of nego- tiating, on Dec. 17, 1956, the Un- versity and Ford Motor Company Jointly announced the Ford gift which makes the Dearborn Center possible. Vice-President and Dean of Fac- ulties Marvin L. NTiehuss explained that the announcement climaxed a series of events which followed an inquiry by Ford officials to Vice-President for. Student Af- fairs James A. Lewis. Ford wanted the University to set up extension courses in their plants-as the University has done for other companies. Lewis, Nie- huss reported, suggested that Ford .might better spend its money by developing a University branch iii Dearborn. Asked Cost Ford thought over the proposal he continued, then they asked how much it would cost. "We told them that $10 million would. be a nice figure. But they wanted to give about $2 million. We told them, 'No, that's not enough.' "Finally they offered $6.5 mil- lion.. We thought that would be adequate so we agreed. Then came the question of land. Dean (of State - wide Education) Harold Dorr and I went down to Dearborn to look at some of the Ford land that they were willing to give us. "After seeing the land 'we went to the office of John Bugas, the chairman of the committee Ford set up to ,negotiate with the Uni- versity . . . 'Well, what did you think of it,' he asked? Not bad, 'but we aren't happy with it." Wants Fair Lane Bugas asked what land the Uni- versity would .like. "We thought of Fair Lane es- tate," Niehuss answered. The Ford officials objected to this, Niehuss explained, for two reasons, First,'Ford was planning to give the gift through the Ford Motor Company Fund and Fair Lane was owned by the company, not by the fund. The second reason was that Fair Lane estate con- tained about twelve hundred acrew and the properties that Ford had were about one hundred and ten acres. "We explained that "we', needed the rest of the land for future growth. "Bugas told us that there wasn't a chance of our getting Fair Lane,. so we went hom without decd ing anything. But about two weekls later one of the Ford vice-presi- dents called us up and said,;'Have good news for you. The Ford, Motor Company board just voted 'to give you the Fair Lane estate.'" Land Adequate "All of it?" Niehuss asked, pleas- antly surprised. "No, only 210 acres. "We decided that this was ade- quate," Niehuss concluded. As- sisting Niehuss in the negotiations were Lewis, Dorr and Vice-presi- dent in Charge of Business and Fi- nance Wilbur K. Pierpont. The Ford representatives were Bugas; . A. Duffy, vice-president general manager, Tractor and Im- plement Division; Charlie Moore, Jr., vice - president, public rela- tions; Ray H. Sullivan, vice-presi dent, group executive; and Arjay Miller, controller. Ideas Changed Although Ford started out with the idea of a training program for Ford employees, Niehuss explained, during the course of the negotia- tions the University convinced them of the need of gving the University a free hand to run the Center as the University sees fit. At the time the gift was an- nounced, University President Har- lan Hatcher said that "these two generous gifts from Ford are the largest ever received by the Uni- versity of Michigan from any in- dustrial institution and its charit- able fund." To House Faculty woodwork. A faculty office building, faced Bird Manuals Found with natural and blue-glazed brick, Adjoining the living room is the study, Ford's favorite room. Found will house 40 single offices, 25 in it after his death were a telescope, bird manuals, and other equip- double or triple offices, eight sec- ment of the Fords, who were avid bird watchers. r etarial offices and two seminar A fifty foot swimming pool was built in a wing of the house. The rooms. The building will house 90 1pool which was covered when the Ford Archives were housed in the { to 115 faculty members. The fourth building, the student activities-library building, will fea- ture an open stack library area with reading space. The building will also contain a food service area with snack bar, faculty dining room, kitchen, of- fice, food storage area and multi- purpose areas for student dining aid social events. The four buildings will cost $4,- 250,000 for construction and an additional $1 million to furnish. The $1,250,000 remaining from the original $6.5 million Ford gift is being utilized for utility' lines, roadways, parking area and other development. The four campus buildings will be clustered around a mall fea- turing a large reflecting pool sur- rounded by stone benches for be- building until 1956, is filled with sand and covered with tile, but can be used again by removing its present contents. The Ford bedroom on the second floor was located in a room of the tower, and furnished luxuriously, although the Fords slept on an adjoining sleeping porch in a wicker bed. A safe was found in the, room designed to resemble a delicate bedside table, but in fact took two strong men to remove it from the room. Connected to Power Station The kitchen features a large safe for silver storage, and in the basement is a built-in bowling alley. In the basement, too; is the old room where Ford could conduct one of his favorite hobbies, square dancing. It features a cyprus fireplace inscribed, "Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice." Connected to the home by a 300-foot inclined underground tunnel is the four story power station which is still in running order. This building also housed Ford's private hide-away, a suite of rooms for living and working away from the crowds of the main house. The home and grounds will be maintained, providing a campus of ngatural beauty, Stirton said. Trees and flowers will be cared for and perhaps paths constructed to make the wonders of the Ford estate available to all. tween-class relaxation. ""'r'v A ..:. .: ,:. f w,_ .... >.K1{e Yk a.,,,.a..... ' 'lAY d t aka::' }t lf'eR4r b b'Mkc...:5x..... .: . .:: ... x . :.